Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 6th, 2008 No Comments »
It’s wine season! While telling us about our region (Baden), the IES staff recommended on weekends we travel to the little villages in the area who will be having festivals to debut their wine. So today, we went to Pfaffenweiler, which is a half-hour southwest of us. I’ve decided I’m retiring here. Unfortunately, I’m having [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 3rd, 2008 No Comments »
I’ve never been to a war-torn country before. Not that Germany is at all torn by war at the moment, but it was not so long ago when much of this beautiful city was destroyed. Yesterday when I was wandering by myself looking for a German equivalent for Target, I wandered into the Munsterplatz: a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
After a 2-hour drive, three flights, and a bus ride- with luggage that weighs about as much, if not more, than I do- I’m here!
My brand-new, bright orange dorm puts CMC to shame. My room is huge, has a decently large closet, and a TV (which is worthless with my lack of German, but a [...]